In Training

A large part of Cindy's job has to do with Safety and Compliance. This is both a good thing and a challenge for me. It has made me more aware of safety issues in my own job...the compliance thing is a little harder to grasp. In Cindy's job they have a lot of regulations that they follow and no straying outside the lines allowed. My job...if some tape and a folded piece of paper behind a clutch will make a copier run better then by all means do it. So Cindy has been trained recently to 'Train the Trainer'. This means she trains people to go out and train other people. So being the faithful husband I am (are you reading this Cindy?) I got to be the test subject and give a training on making a paper airplane while Cindy critiqued  my training/presentation. I passed with flying colors.

How hard can this 'Train the Trainer' be anyway?

So for an encore I decided to fix the flickering light in our kitchen. Just a little tap of the broom handle on the cover should do the trick. And CRASH! The cover came down (thankfully missed me) and shattered on the floor. I would have made-up a great story for Cindy...earthquake or something but she heard it crash and came to investigate...another part of her job.




So if you think this is a standard size light cover...think again.

Speaking of CRASH...my tree is getting serious about the 'dropping the branches' game. This branch/limb was actually hung up in the tree and I had thoughts of climbing an extension ladder and using my chainsaw-on-a-stick. I don't know where these thoughts come from. But I could reach part of the limb from the ground so I spent the better part of an hour yanking-twisting-turning-twirling...and that was just me. Finally the limb gave up and came crashing down. I got smacked by a branch in the process and have a welt on the side of my face. At first I thought it would make me look tough after this manly job...then I remembered I am married to a Safety and Compliance person. Did I follow standard protocol or have the right tools for the job? Did I wear the proper safety gear or have a spotter? Was I trained and qualified for this job?





Bad tree...bad tree.

 

                                   So I think I will stick to paper airplanes...or maybe not.

 

 

 

 Check out the true "Train the Trainer" with Dene'.